Children divorcing parent...how?

I have two daughters, 14 & 11, & they dread spending time with their father. He makes them feel horrible & they are miserable at the thought of having to go with him for court ordered visitation time. What can be done legally about this? My 14 year old told him she wanted to divorce him & get him completely out of her life. Any information on how to do this?

by Woo 2 Posts
Posted on 4/24/2008 5:02 PM

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to emancipate (or divorce) you have to do it to BOTH parents not just one.

There is only one state GA, that has statutes pertaining to child visitation and the right to choose.

The only thing you can do is get the kids into therapy, and after 6 months to a year you can bring the issue to court with the testimony of the professional as evidence of their traumatized emotional state.

Until then, they have to go.

You are going to have to be very careful that you say nothing bad about the father to the kids, because if it comes out in court that you did - it can be determined that thier dislike of the father is due to your influence, and nothing will change.

I'm a family law attorney

by spaznskitz 7745 Posts
Posted on 4/25/2008 11:46 PM

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In my Divorce decree it clearly states that at the age of 14 my child can decided if they want to spend time with the other parent or not. I think the law depends on what state u live in .

by stric 5 Posts
Posted on 4/25/2008 10:31 AM

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Wow thats tough. I have heard of this, but was / am under the impression it is highly unusual... Anyone else know?

by jackson 723 Posts
Posted on 4/24/2008 8:53 PM

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